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Compass Group PLC

29 November 2016

COMPASS GROUP PLC: DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Compass Group PLC (the "Company") announces the following changes in the interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") in ordinary shares of 10 5/8 pence each in the share capital of the Company ("Shares").

Deferred Annual Bonus 2013/14 release:

Following satisfaction of the associated performance conditions the following Shares were released and issued on 29 November 2016:

 
 Name                  Director or PDMR    No. of shares acquired 
--------------------  ------------------  ----------------------- 
 Johnny Thomson            Director                        10,622 
--------------------  ------------------  ----------------------- 
 Alfredo Ruiz Plaza          PDMR                           8,505 
--------------------  ------------------  ----------------------- 
 Mark van Dyck               PDMR                          18,674 
--------------------  ------------------  ----------------------- 
 

The 2013/14 Deferred Annual Bonus awards were made to Messrs Thomson, Ruiz Plaza and van Dyck prior to them becoming a Director or PDMRs.

The Shares noted below were sold on 29 November 2016 at 1384.2949 pence per Share in order to realise sufficient funds to settle resultant tax and social security liabilities arising from such issue:

 
 Name                  Director or PDMR    No. of shares disposed 
--------------------  ------------------  ----------------------- 
 Alfredo Ruiz Plaza          PDMR                           2,337 
--------------------  ------------------  ----------------------- 
 Mark van Dyck               PDMR                           9,141 
--------------------  ------------------  ----------------------- 
 

Messrs Thomson, Ruiz Plaza and van Dyck retained their balancing Shares consisting of 10,622, 6,168 and 9,533 Shares respectively.

Resultant Shareholdings:

Following the transactions detailed above, total interests in Shares for the Director and PDMRs noted above are as shown below:

 
  Name                 Number of Shares        Percentage of Issued 
                                           Share Capital (excluding 
                                                   treasury shares) 
--------------------  -----------------  -------------------------- 
 Johnny Thomson                 139,630                     0.00849 
--------------------  -----------------  -------------------------- 
 Alfredo Ruiz Plaza              75,769                     0.00461 
--------------------  -----------------  -------------------------- 
 Mark van Dyck(*)                37,972                     0.00231 
--------------------  -----------------  -------------------------- 
 

*28,439 Shares held in the name of Smartequity EIS Pty Ltd, beneficial ownership remains with

Mr van Dyck.

ENDS

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC

+44 (0)1932 573000

   Investors/Analysts:         Mark J White, General Counsel & Company Secretary 

Sandra Moura, Head of Investor Relations

Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is a world-leading food and support services company, which generated annual revenues of GBP19.6 billion in the year to 30 September 2016. It operates in over 50 countries, employs over 500,000 people and serves over 5 billion meals every year. The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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